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System startup
Name: Angela Date: October 21, 2002 at 20:21:05 Pacific OS: DOS CPU/Ram: AMD - k6(tm) 3D processor
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what happens when we switch power on and move system from a dead machine to living until the operationg system is ready.. talking about the DOS
Name: jboy Date: October 21, 2002 at 21:25:17 Pacific
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Is that a metaphysical or a theological question?
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Response Number 2
Name: george Date: October 22, 2002 at 03:49:47 Pacific
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please help I have just formated my hard drive properly and i need to know what comand to put in after i have started up again using a boot disc, to setup windows98? it finished useing the boot disc with (A:/) please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please Help!!!
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Response Number 3
Name: N1 Date: October 22, 2002 at 07:26:54 Pacific
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George, follow the instructions that I posted in the following string:
though that post was for Win95, the same instructions apply for Win98...
HTH... N1
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Response Number 4
Name: Miskva Date: October 22, 2002 at 08:21:47 Pacific
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The original question in this thread is quite nice ... So you killed DOS ? What now ?
Biiiiiiiiiiiiiill ! Somebody killed DOS again !
be ashamed !
hope this helped
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Response Number 5
Name: ruby_lea Date: November 12, 2002 at 07:18:39 Pacific
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I cant get into my harddrive.when I turn it on it says system files missing.I can boot up form drive a but cant get the files to transferr to c:. Should I just dump everything and start over and how do I do this? Need help before I pull all my hair out.
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Response Number 6
Name: jboy Date: November 12, 2002 at 19:27:55 Pacific
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ruby_lea, it would be better if you started a separate post, including as much pertinent info as you can.
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